Divo Biomass Power Station
power station in Ivory Coast
Divo Biomass Power Station, also Soden Biomass Power Station, is a c. 75 MW (101,000 hp) biomass-fired thermal power plant under development in Ivory Coast. Société des Energies Nouvelles, an Ivorian IPP is leading the development of this biomass waste-to-energy infrastructure project. The main fuel is intended to be cocoa bean shells, cocoa pod husks and "cocoa sweatings". The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has provided partial funding for this power station.
Location
The power plant is under development in the city of Divo, in Divo Department, Gôh-Djiboua District, in the Lôh-Djiboua Region, in the central southern part of the country. Divo is located approximately 187 kilometres (116 mi), by road, northwest of Abidjan, the capital and largest city in Ivory Coast.
Overview
Ivory Coast is the world's leading producer of cocoa, accounting for more than 40 percent of global production, as of 2021. The cocoa bean is a small component of the cocoa plant. While the bean is transformed into chocolate, confectionery and cocoa drinks, the rest of the fruit is thrown away as waste.
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